Tally

Number of times Mary has almost missed the bus: SIX

Times just last week: FOUR

Number of times she needed to ride the bus last week: FOUR

Number of times she has actually MISSED the bus: ONE

Number of times Keith has almost missed the bus: TWO

Number of times Keith and I were coming home from somewhere and ended up pulling up to the house DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BUS, therefore missing it: ONE

Number of times I've planned and showed up for a Girl Scout meeting that didn't actually exist: ONE

Number of times I've plotted our current Girl Scout meeting dates on the calendar: NONE

Number of times I've put Keith in time out for not listening, disobeying, and whining/crying: Well, I know HE can't count that high...!

Cups of coffee I'm swinging in a day: up to two.

Number of times I cooked a real breakfast of eggs and bacon: ONE

How many children complained about the eggs-and-bacon-instead-of-cold-cereal breakfast: THREE

Number of times a square meal has been planned, cooked, and ready by 6:00: FIVE

Number of times John didn't get home from work in time to eat it: THREE

Number of times I said "to heck with it" and made sandwiches: EVERY OTHER NIGHT

Loaves of bread we're going through: WOW

And Jugs of Milk: Might as well buy a cow

How many times I wished I were back at work: NONE